diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gap/default.nix
index 09e3c1bcff9..6beb87e9f02 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gap/default.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       timokau
     ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     # keeping all packages increases the package size considerably, wchich
     # is why a local build is preferable in that situation. The timeframe
     # is reasonable and that way the binary cache doesn't get overloaded.